The upcoming MINI Kitesurf Tour Europe Stop in La Baule/France (27. – 30. September) will be the first Event which uses the new world ranking and
Qualification System for Course Racing.

As kiteboard course racing has been selected as an event for the Olympic Sailing Competition 2016, the world ranking system will change with
the beginning of the new Olympic quadrennium.

From September 19, the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) will manage all ranking system for the Olympic Events, and therefore the IKA
ranking system previously used will cease to apply. ISAF will publish a press release on that day with detailed explanations on the new ranking system.

The ranking principle however remains unchanged: every riders best 5 scores from events in the past 12 months are combined into the overall
score. Unfortunately, as a new Olympic event, the ranking for kite racing will start with 0 points on September 19, and the first points for the new world ranking can be collected
on the following events (points to be finally confirmed by ISAF):